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Francesco Vincent Serpico (born April 14, 1936) is an American retired New York Police Department detective, best known for whistleblowing on police corruption. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was a plainclothes police officer working in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan to expose vice racketeering. In 1967, he reported credible evidence ...
Nov 21, 2021 · Police officer Frank Serpico unveiled widespread corruption in 1970s NYPD to change the system — and was shot in the face for his efforts. After he revealed deep corruption in his precinct and called for a crackdown, Serpico was shot in the face during an arrest and nearly left for dead by his backup officers.
Feb 4, 2022 · NEW YORK (AP) — More than 50 years after Frank Serpico testified about endemic corruption in the New York Police Department, the department finally recognized his service and injury in the line of duty with an official certificate and inscribed medal of honor.
Feb 4, 2022 · NEW YORK (AP) — More than 50 years after Frank Serpico testified about endemic corruption in the New York Police Department, the department finally recognized his service and injury in the line of duty with an official certificate and inscribed medal of honor.
At 75, Frank Serpico has come a long way from the days when he exposed rampant corruption in the New ...
Oct 4, 2019 · In the early 1970s, a police officer named Frank Serpico became New York City’s best-known whistle-blower by speaking up against widespread corruption in the Police Department.
Feb 4, 2022 · The legendary police whistle-blower got his proper police Medal of Honor and its accompanying certificate after Mayor Eric Adams stepped in and said he’d make sure Serpico got the accolade, ending Serpico’s five-decade fight with the department.
Feb 5, 2022 · More than 50 years after Frank Serpico testified about endemic corruption in the New York Police Department, the department finally recognized his injury in the line of duty with an official...
Sep 27, 2013 · Four decades ago, in 1971, Frank Serpico—bohemian cop, Brooklynite, whistle-blower—was shot in the face during a drug bust and left for dead by his fellow officers.
Jan 19, 2023 · NYPD Medal of Honor recipient, legendary retired detective Frank Serpico, is the first police officer in American history to expose widespread systemic corruption in a police department. In...
